June 10, 2011: FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh believes the last week of toing and froing over the Bahrain Grand Prix has benefitted no-one, but has defended FIA president Jean Todt who has taken the brunt of the criticism in the media

June 8, 2011: Bernie Ecclestone has admitted that he thinks the Bahrain Grand Prix will not take place in October, despite the FIA's decision for it to go ahead at last Friday's World Motor Sport Council meeting

June 8, 2011: Bernie Ecclestone is considering sending his own inspector to Bahrain to assess the changing situation on the ground, after admitting that the FIA's fact-finding mission did not tally up with news reports coming from the island kingdom

June 8, 2011: The split between those running the sport and the teams finally came out in the open last night when the Formula One Teams' Association expressed its reservations about the end-of-season calendar in a letter to the FIA

June 7, 2011: Organisers of the Indian Grand Prix are still waiting on official confirmation that their event has been moved to mid-December to accommodate the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix and are keen to get a final decision soon

June 7, 2011: Ex-FIA president Max Mosley has said there is no chance the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as the teams need to unanimously agree to a change in the calendar for it to be held on October 30 or any other date

June 7, 2011: Jean Todt, the FIA president, finally broke cover to address the issue of the Bahrain Grand Prix, insisting everything was normal in Bahrain and defending the decision to reinstate the race

June 7, 2011: Confusion over the situation regarding the Bahrain Grand Prix increased last night with reports that Bernie Ecclestone was engaged in urgent discussions aimed at reassessing the rescheduled race